"UCLA-bound Mateo Fuerbringer was ready from the start, ending Loyola's first three rallies with thunderous kills and the fourth with an emphatic stuff block. Ten points into the match, the 6-foot-4 junior hitter already had five kills and he ended the first set with his 12th as Mira Costa was ahead from start to finish."
"The teams traded leads throughout the second set until the Mustangs created separation late on the serving of Fuerbringer and Enzo Barker before Loyola's Pax Stetson served into the twine to put Mira Costa up two sets to none."
"The third-seeded Cubs took a 17-11 lead in the third set, but Mira Costa got in front 20-19 on Barker's ace and Fuerbringer sent the green-and-white clad fans into delirium with his right-side smash on match point. He finished with 27 kills while Barker and UC Santa Barbara commit Wyatt Davis each added six."
""I always try to set the tone and Jake gave me great sets," Fuerbringer said. "They were bombing serves in that third set and got up on us, but we stuck with it and closed it strong. We didn't want to give them any momentum.""
Mira Costa won the Southern Section Division 1 championship by sweeping Loyola 25-21, 25-22, 25-22 at Cerritos College. UCLA-bound Mateo Fuerbringer set the tone early with forceful kills and a key stuff block, finishing the first set with 12 kills and the match with 27 kills. The Mustangs maintained control throughout the first set and created late separation in the second set through serving pressure from Fuerbringer and Enzo Barker. In the third set, Loyola led 17-11, but Mira Costa rallied to take the lead on Barker’s ace and closed on Fuerbringer’s right-side smash at match point. Jake Newman recorded 38 assists and Dane Del Riego added 15 digs.
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